A YouGov survey of 4,600 British adults found that just over one in five would gamble on a 50% chance of winning £1 million, while 82% of women and 63% of men preferred taking £50,000 for certain. BBC economics editor Faisal Islam says probability alone cannot explain the choice: diminishing marginal utility, prospect theory and loss aversion also shape how people weigh risk and reward.
Airlines are designing business-class suites that are so complex and customized that safety regulators cannot approve them on schedule. As a result, newly built luxury cabins could enter service with all their seats empty.
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A 53-year-old elephant injured and rescued from floods in northeastern India has been airlifted to Vantara, a wildlife facility in India's Gujarat state, for treatment and hospital care.
A 53-year-old elephant injured and rescued from floods in northeastern India has been airlifted to Vantara, a wildlife facility in India's Gujarat state, for treatment and hospital care.
The moon is set for a brief disappearing act. After missing this month’s total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best view as Earth’s shadow briefly covers the moon.
An Iranian official warns that any state joining the United States would be treated as an enemy, and Tehran would retaliate by targeting its interests.
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, warns that countries joining the US economic war against Iran will face “tit-for-tat” action. The warning follows Donald Trump’s threat to unleash “economic warfare” against Iran.
Iranian Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei warned that nearby countries joining the US campaign to weaken Iran’s economy would be treated as enemies and their interests could be targeted. His remarks came as the Trump administration intensified economic threats, while he also warned of possible attacks on alternative oil-shipping routes from the Gulf.
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Military expert Andrey Marochko says Ukraine is increasing personnel and equipment near Raiskoye and Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic to stabilize the front and prevent Russian units from reaching Druzhkovka’s outskirts. He says Ukrainian forces are also hastily building an additional defensive line there.
Military expert Andrey Marochko said Ukraine’s command is sending its best-trained elite units to Dobropolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic to stabilize the front amid panic in Ukrainian formations over the advance of Russian forces. He previously said Russian troops were cutting off the Ukrainian grouping after taking Krasnopodolye and could advance from the south and northwest.
When Trump Mobile was launched by Donald Trump’s eldest sons in summer 2025, it said its T1 smartphone would be made in the US and delivered within months. Over the following year, key details about its manufacture, design and release date changed, while some customers continued waiting for their phones.
Victorian opposition leader Jess Wilson says the Liberals would split the existing Court of Appeal into separate criminal and civil courts if elected, adding specialist judges to apply new bail and sentencing laws. Powerhouse Parramatta, a 12-year, A$915m museum and gallery project, has also revealed five inaugural exhibitions ahead of its planned 7 November opening.
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their two children are expected to move to the United Kingdom only temporarily, The Times quoted sources close to the couple as saying. Their stay could last six months, a year or longer, although its duration is undecided; they may also spend time in Canada or Australia.
A gold find by goat herder Manasse Lomachar has drawn prospectors to Cheporor in Kenya’s West Pokot county. Authorities estimate that about 10,000 people arrived at the rush’s peak, hoping small gold finds could improve their livelihoods, but the deposit’s size and commercial potential remain uncertain. The number of prospectors has since fallen to about 2,500.
At least seven people were injured, mostly suffering bruises, when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Greater Tokyo area on Sunday night. The epicenter was in Ibaraki Prefecture at a depth of 68 kilometers. A tsunami warning was lifted within minutes; no abnormalities were reported at nuclear facilities, and train service has resumed normally.
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A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck central Japan, setting off the nationwide alert system. The epicenter was in Ibaraki prefecture, bordering Tokyo, at a depth of 70 kilometers. Shaking lasted about 20 seconds, while a tsunami alert was lifted minutes after being issued. No damage or casualties were reported.
Seven people, including police constables Matthew Blades and Tom Clough, died when a Volkswagen Passat travelling on the wrong side of a major road collided with a marked police car near Middlesbrough during a pursuit. Cleveland Police is investigating the circumstances. The crash follows similar incidents in Ireland linked by authorities to social-media-driven wrong-side driving.
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Seven people, including two police officers, were killed in a crash in northeast England on Saturday when a vehicle travelling the wrong way along a major road struck a marked police car, according to local police.
A Texas judge on Saturday rejected Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial in the stabbing death of a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet. The killing drew national attention and led to harassment incidents.
Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov described what he called widespread corruption in Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, saying hundreds of people had grown accustomed to profiting from the state budget and were hindering efforts to end the war from a position of strength. He again urged Ukraine to prepare for the return of local, parliamentary and presidential elections.
A small-engine plane crashed into the water near a beach in Boca Raton, Florida. Police said the aircraft’s sole occupant was taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating, while specialists work to recover the plane.
Mahmoud Qamati, deputy head of Hezbollah’s political council, says members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are not taking part in military operations in southern Lebanon and are absent from the region and western Bekaa Valley. He says resistance forces remain entrenched near Nabatieh and condemns the Lebanese government’s plan to disarm illegal groups.
Israeli military raids and attacks by Israelis from illegal settlements have injured at least 19 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials and local reports. Settlers are accused of expanding control through violence and displacement while Israeli forces fail to intervene and, in some cases, enable attacks. More than 2,300 Palestinians have been forced from their homes this year.
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Israel has opened bids for 1,200 housing units in the occupied West Bank. The article describes Israeli settlements as illegal under international law and says Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government is accelerating new construction to tighten Israel’s control and obstruct a contiguous Palestinian state. Some Western countries are threatening sanctions.
Bloomberg News Now presents a continually updated audio roundup of the day’s top stories, including the White House ballroom work, a tariff deadline and other global business news.
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Tropical Storm Moke is moving toward Hawaii and is expected to pass south of Hawaii Island, bringing strong winds and heavy rain. Governor Josh Green urged residents to stock up on essentials. The storm could deliver 130–250mm of rain to the Big Island’s southeast and windward areas, with isolated totals of 380mm.
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Moke has formed over the Pacific and is moving toward Hawaii. The storm is expected to bring another round of heavy rain and strong winds while residents continue recovering from Hurricane Lala.
Hawaii is facing an intensifying tropical storm for the second consecutive week. At 5 a.m. ET, Tropical Storm Moke was 545 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.
A normally tranquil rifugio high in Italy’s Dolomites has drawn hundreds of tourists. Their main attraction is not the panoramic scenery but a coveted sweet treat.
Hayden Panettiere’s untimely death came months after the beloved actor said she felt ready to start over. She rose to fame as a child star and later navigated addiction and postpartum depression in adulthood.
Jose Mourinho began his second spell as Real Madrid manager with a last-gasp 2-1 La Liga win at Espanyol. Jude Bellingham opened the scoring, Alex Calatrava equalised, and substitute Carlos Espi struck in the 90th minute to seal victory.
Harvard Business School’s Foundry program costs $699 and uses AI avatars of its instructors to give feedback during practice pitches and board meetings.
The Donetsk People’s Republic administration said Ukrainian armed formations attacked settlements in the region eight times over the past day, injuring two civilians. Six residential buildings, a car and three civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.
Syria condemned an Israeli attack on Beit Jinn, southwest of Damascus, saying it hit a civilian vehicle and injured several people. Israel’s military said it had targeted a “terrorist” in the final stages of preparing attacks that posed an immediate threat to soldiers. Syria called it the second known Israeli strike on the country in a week and a violation of its sovereignty and international law.
An Israeli drone strike near Beit Jinn in southwestern Syria hit a small delivery truck and injured several people, according to Syria’s foreign ministry. Damascus condemned the attack as a violation of its sovereignty and international law, while Israel said it targeted a person allegedly preparing terror attacks who posed an immediate threat to its forces.
A senior Polymarket official told CNN that the prediction platform referred dozens of accounts showing signs of potential military insider trading to the Justice Department for investigation.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa will begin imposing “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs on selected US imports on September 8, after Washington placed 50 percent duties on nearly $20bn of Canadian goods. Carney said talks collapsed when the US introduced last-minute terms that were unfair and uneconomic.
Trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed Friday, partly because negotiators reached a last-minute impasse over reducing US tariffs on Canadian medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter.
Canada will impose tariffs on several US products from September 8, Prime Minister Mark Carney said, pledging to match Washington’s new duties dollar for dollar. The move follows the United States imposing 50% tariffs on a broad range of Canadian goods after trade talks collapsed. Carney described the dispute as a trade “war.”
The United States plans to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday after last-ditch talks failed to ease the latest strain between the long-standing allies.
Canada and the United States are entering an escalating trade war after Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended talks with President Donald Trump and retaliated against new duties rather than accept a tentative agreement. Carney must persuade Canadians and less-affected provinces that the economic pain is worth risking in pursuit of a better deal.
After trade talks collapsed, the United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20bn worth of Canadian goods, sharply escalating tensions. Trade specialist Steven Okun says the blanket measures are unlikely to cripple Canada’s economy but will hit key sectors hard and deepen the dispute.
US-Canada trade talks collapsed at the last minute, as new 50% tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian goods took effect. Prime Minister Mark Carney promised retaliation.
Families are returning to an open-air cinema in Khartoum for a brief escape from the war. Organisers hope to show more Sudanese films, but continuing power outages remain a major obstacle.
American rapper Lil Pump said after a concert in Moscow that he loves Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding, “God bless Putin.” He performed at VK Stadium on August 22 and described Russia as the number one country among the places where he has performed.
A Russian Defense Ministry delegation attended a meeting in New Delhi of the working group responsible for planning military cooperation under the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on military and military-technical cooperation. The talks covered issues and prospects for developing defense cooperation.
Police issued an arrest warrant for a Massachusetts woman in connection with the death of her husband, a police officer, earlier this week. The police chief said she is considered armed and dangerous.
An arrest warrant has been issued for a mental health advocate who remained missing for more than four days after Worcester police found the officer she had been married to dead at their Massachusetts home.
Iran is prepared to strike oil tankers using the Strait of Hormuz and target other oil-export routes in the Persian Gulf region if neighboring countries join US sanctions, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said. He warned that no oil would leave the Gulf or Strait and said Tehran would damage the interests of states supporting the US economic war.
Iran has allowed some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after repeated requests from Baghdad, Iranian state media reports. Iraqi President Nizar Amidi said Iraq would not permit its territory to be used for attacks on other countries and that Baghdad remained in talks with Tehran over the strait’s complex problems.
A Republican lawmaker questioned President Donald Trump’s decision to cut short a joint military exercise with South Korea, arguing that the US should demonstrate greater allegiance to its longtime Asian ally.
Ukrainian police opened criminal proceedings against a supermarket director in Kryvyi Rih after the business allegedly stayed open during an air raid alert. A Russian drone strike on the shopping center on Aug. 21 killed at least 16 people and injured 130, including 23 children. Rescue operations continue, with several people missing.
Russian aerial strikes killed at least six people and injured 26 across Ukraine, officials said. Separately, a Ukrainian drone strike on a house in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region killed two children and wounded two adults. Rescue operations continued in Kryvyi Rih, where Friday’s shopping-centre attack left 16 dead and more than 130 injured, including 22 children.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said in Kyiv on Aug. 22 that Germany will provide an additional 50 million euros in humanitarian assistance for civilians in Ukraine’s front-line regions and winter preparations. The funding will support sanitation, housing repairs, and heating equipment. Berlin will also add 10 million euros to NATO’s assistance package for energy supplies, military hospitals, and air defense equipment.
Russian strikes killed at least two people in Ukraine early Saturday. In Zaporizhzhia, a drone killed a man and wounded four, while a warehouse burned in Kyiv. The attacks followed Friday’s bombing of a busy shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, where at least 20 people died, including 16 in two successive strikes; children were among the wounded.
Russian drones hit a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, central Ukraine, on Friday. Authorities said 14 people were killed and scores injured, including children, in strikes on President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant is a crucial part of Armenia’s energy balance, producing about 30% of its electricity. She warned that shutting it down would increase the country’s dependence on other states for energy.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow sees reports alleging a safety threat at Armenia’s Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant as an attempt to disrupt energy ties between the two countries. She said the misinformation seeks to damage cooperation in the sector and hinder initiatives involving Russia.
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The US Postal Service has published a 95-page draft of proposed rules restricting mail-in ballots at Donald Trump’s direction, despite two federal court injunctions blocking them. The rules would withhold ballots from states that do not provide voter data and require trackable barcodes. Critics say the plan improperly expands federal control over elections and could lead to ballots being rejected.
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The US Postal Service finalized a rule that would add extra hurdles to mail-in voting, advancing one of President Donald Trump’s priorities even as court orders keep the effort on hold.
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said US actions against Iran had prompted many countries to consider acquiring nuclear weapons and created a global atmosphere of nuclear instability. He accused Washington of betraying negotiations, diplomacy and its memorandum of understanding with Iran, and said Tehran needed to revise its military and diplomatic strategy.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the West, waging war on Russia through Ukrainians, would intensify efforts to disrupt the September State Duma elections as voting day approaches, but Russian law enforcement and security agencies would thwart them. He said Russia would not seek negotiations with the West and that the Russian flag was becoming a symbol of the struggle for justice.
Hotel room prices in rural Scotland have climbed sharply this summer, reflecting rising interest from American tourists and domestic travelers looking for “coolcations.”
Two U.S. tanker aircraft have departed Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base, Defence Minister said on Saturday, nearly a month after their deployment in the Balkan country provoked Iran’s anger.
A Russian Emergencies Ministry Il-76 aircraft made five flights and dropped 210 metric tons of water on its third day supporting firefighting in Serbia. The most severe blaze has been burning in the Deliblato Sands reserve since early August, with difficult terrain and historically low Danube water levels hindering efforts.
Gianni Infantino has disregarded a request from one of FIFA’s vice presidents to avoid an Under-14 soccer event in the Caribbean this weekend, as divisions widen across global soccer.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino made a rare public appearance in the Caribbean despite vice president Victor Montagliani asking him to stay away. Pressure is mounting over Infantino’s failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.
Artificial intelligence is changing how diners find restaurants, while merchandise, packaged foods and licensing are making distinctive names more valuable.
As temperatures in Las Vegas approached 110 degrees under the desert sun, tourists rode zip lines along Fremont Street. Three blocks away, attorneys were in court as the Tupac trial unfolded.
Hot air balloons take off in Quito, Ecuador, as part of the fifth edition of the Mitad del Mundo International Hot Air Balloon Festival. Crews from Mexico, Brazil, and Ecuador are taking part in the event.
Hot air balloons take off in Quito, Ecuador, as part of the fifth edition of the Mitad del Mundo International Hot Air Balloon Festival. Crews from Mexico, Brazil, and Ecuador are taking part in the event.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow has received proposals to end the war in Ukraine that he considers “exotic” and unacceptable. He said Russia remains willing to discuss peace, but only on the basis of realities on the ground, as talks remain stalled.
In an interview with Russia’s Vesti channel, Vladimir Putin threatened Ukraine’s “most vulnerable” economic sectors. He said Kyiv had opened “Pandora’s box” by targeting Russia’s economy and dismissed peace proposals as “strange” and “unacceptable.”
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Geran drones struck Ukrainian military trains carrying cargo, including foreign-made drones and spare parts, near Barvenkovo in the Kharkov Region and Nikolayevka in the Dnepropetrovsk Region. It said repeated attacks on rail infrastructure and locomotives supplying troops are disrupting Ukrainian military logistics.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Russian forces used Iskander tactical missiles near Borispol in the Kiev region to destroy up to 40 heavy trucks modified to transport and launch long-range UAVs. It said strikes also continued against drone launch sites, ships and seaports used by the Ukrainian military.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Russian drones struck two Ukrainian trains carrying military cargo near Nikolayevka in Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk region. It released footage showing Geran drones hitting two railway locomotives used to deliver supplies to Ukraine’s armed forces.
Representatives of Paramount and the parties suing to block its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery are expected to meet next week for talks that could result in a settlement.
The UN says intensified fighting has displaced at least 200,000 people in Sudan’s Kordofan region since late last year. The war, which began in 2023, has killed at least 59,000 people and driven about 14 million from their homes.
Some of Nvidia’s largest customers have been told that servers containing the company’s artificial-intelligence chips will cost more than 15% more in many cases, as memory-chip costs surge.
Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least two Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks over the past 48 hours, while four injured people were taken to hospitals. An Israeli drone strike on the al-Hasanat family in Deir el-Balah killed one person and wounded others. Israeli demolitions, shelling and air attacks also continued across the enclave, with many victims still trapped under rubble.
India’s coast guard says the Panama-flagged Ocean Winner sank about 240 nautical miles off Odisha. The vessel had 24 crew members—20 Chinese nationals, three from Myanmar and one from Bangladesh—and at least two were reportedly rescued. The Indian Coast Guard and navy were searching for more survivors.
India’s maritime rescue agency lost contact on Saturday with the Panama-flagged cargo ship Ocean Winner, which later sank off the country’s eastern coast, the Indian Coast Guard said.
Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, accused Israel of providing no warning before striking the Abu Duhur military base in northern Syria, calling the attack an “unnecessary escalation” that may have been intended to bait Turkey. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz denied the claim, saying intelligence had been shared with authorised US parties beforehand.
An Israeli air attack on Abu al-Duhur airbase in northwestern Syria drew condemnation from the US, UK, UN and regional states. The incident reflects changing Israel-Turkiye dynamics and a broader regional reordering, as Ankara increasingly views Israel’s efforts to undermine Syria’s transition as a national security challenge rather than solely through the Palestinian issue.
Togo's government says it has “serious and corroborative evidence” against two French documentary filmmakers arrested last month with their Togolese fixer. All three deny allegations that they made “false declarations.”
Yakha Khashagova, a 120-year-old resident of Chechnya described as Russia’s oldest citizen, received medical attention after injuring her wrist in a fall. A local doctor said her condition was satisfactory and stable, with no threat to her life, and that she was recovering at home with relatives in Grozny.
Erin Patterson is appealing her convictions for serving a poisonous mushroom-laced lunch that killed three people and gravely injured another. Her lawyers argue that accommodation shortages during a table tennis tournament placed the sequestered jury in the same hotel as prosecutors, a key police witness and journalists, fatally undermining the trial’s fairness and requiring a retrial.
Bitcoin and gold surged this week after a few days of frantic activity in the bond market gave both assets a boost. Bitcoin also benefited from activity in Washington.
New research finds Angola’s peatlands are at least four times larger than previously thought, raising hopes that Africa contains more hidden carbon sinks.
British AI lab Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni, has released Faraday, an AI agent designed to replicate scientific papers. The company says Faraday outperformed Anthropic and OpenAI in this task, describing the capability as a possible stepping stone toward innovation.
Years before becoming a key White House aide to Donald Trump, Natalie Harp posted more than 150 tweets on January 6, 2021, showing extraordinary devotion to him.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine’s attempt to defeat Russia within 40 days through massive drone and missile attacks was a risky and provocative move by the Kiev regime and its Western curators. He said the deadline expired on August 5 and acknowledged some economic damage, but said the outcome was opposite to what the enemy expected.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine’s mass missile and drone attacks on civilian sites and logistical routes in Russia were a risky, provocative move that opened a “Pandora’s box.” He said Russia’s intensified strikes on Ukrainian enterprises are more devastating, improve battlefield conditions, and will continue in response to attacks on Russian territory. Putin also said Russia’s grain export potential of at least 60 million metric tons would prevent a global shortage.
President Vladimir Putin said Russian troops continue advancing in all directions and have accelerated their offensive operations. He said the armed forces are successfully carrying out their tasks until the goals of the special military operation are achieved, while Russia will improve air defenses and coordination to address attacks on civilian targets.
Russia’s Defense Ministry says air defenses intercepted and destroyed 250 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Moscow time over multiple Russian regions, Crimea, and the Black and Azov seas.
Ukraine struck fuel and lubricant storage tanks at the Yeysk oil terminal in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai on Aug. 22, causing a fire, Ukraine’s General Staff said. It described the facility as a fuel supplier for the Russian military. Damage is being assessed. The regional governor reported three deaths, including two children, and one person hospitalized.
Swedish police identified a 17-year-old girl as the victim of Friday’s deadly sword attack at a high school in Fagersta. The 18-year-old suspect, a student at the school, is being held on suspicion of murder and multiple attempted murders. Two boys were seriously wounded and another person suffered minor injuries. Investigators are examining possible links to online communities promoting school violence.
A 17-year-old girl was killed and three others were wounded when an 18-year-old man allegedly attacked students with a sword at Brinell high school in Fagersta. Police are investigating possible links to online communities promoting school violence. The suspect faces murder and attempted-murder suspicions.
Swedish police identified the victim of a fatal school sword attack as a 17-year-old girl. An 18-year-old man carrying a sword attacked Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm, while classes were underway Friday.
Swedish police are examining whether the 18-year-old man accused of attacking students with a sword at a high school on Friday, killing one, had links to online communities that promote school violence, according to a police source.
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